The Campaign for the California Desert today praised the U.S. Senate for passing a measure that would safeguard nearly 500,000 acres of public land in southeastern California, and urged the House of Representatives to act quickly to pass the bill. The California...

Local business owners throughout the California desert region, including the Victorville, Barstow, and Needles, are expressing support, following President Obama designation of the Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountains National Monuments on February 12....

President Obama’s use of the 1906 Antiquities Act to protect 1.8 million acres of the Mojave Desert under national monument status carries both direct and indirect benefits to the environment. The direct benefit, of course, is that the natural beauty of these lands —...

Today, California desert communities are celebrating the announcement that President Obama will designate the Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and Castle Mountains National Monuments while traveling in the region. National monument status means that these public lands...

Over the past fifteen years, hundreds of young people have devoted almost a year of their lives to conservation in the California Desert through AmeriCorps internships with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Many of the areas these volunteers have worked are now...

Climate change is the keystone environmental problem of our times. While most proposed solutions emphasize reducing carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion, measures that protect our remaining wildlands are also a means to combat and adapt to climate change. The...

(Los Angeles, CA) – Mayor Garcetti has voiced support for preserving special areas within the California desert. In a letter, the Mayor called on President Obama to act on proposals for Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountains National Monuments. The...

New research shows that these unassuming ancient plants – each many hundreds to thousands of years old – are responsible for incredible contributions to our well-being, with many of those gifts remaining mostly unappreciated. For example, each individual deep-rooted...

I am a student at Silverado High School, in Victorville, and soon I will be part of the generation deciding the policies that will affect our community, our desert, and our quality of life. In the meantime, I want to make sure that my future includes public lands in...